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TV Show: Vampirina Description: Based on the Vampirina Ballerina series of books written by Anne Marie Pace and illustrated by LeUyen Pham, Vampirina follows the story of Vampirina “Vee” Hauntley who becomes a new kid on the block after she and her family move from Transylvania to Pennsylvania to open a local bed and breakfast called the Scare B&B for visiting ghouls (including vampires) and goblins. The … Continue reading Vampirina Readalikes

TV Show: Gilmore Girls Description: “Gilmore Girls is an American comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. The show’s main focus is on the relationship between single mother Lorelai Gilmore and her daughter Rory, who live in Stars Hollow, Connecticut, a small fictional town filled with colorful characters.” Readalikes for Teens/Adults Appeals: Mother/daughter relationships, coming of age, cultural references, witty banter Readalikes … Continue reading Gilmore Girls Readalikes

Movie: Mary Poppins Returns Description: Mary Poppins Returns is coming out in December 2018 as a sequel of The Mary Poppins movie from 1964. The movie is adapted from the original book, Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers. Readalikes for Gradeschoolers and up Appeals: Family life, Magic, Musical, Adventure Readalikes Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren Amazon’s Description: Tommy and his sister Annika have a … Continue reading Mary Poppins Returns Readalikes

Trend: Activism Description: Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct, or intervene in social, political, economic, or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society. Readalikes for Teens Appeals: Social Justice, Taking a Stand, Making a Difference, Seeing that Teens can have a voice Readalikes Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu Amazon’s Description: An unlikely teenager starts a feminist revolution at a small-town Texan high school in the new novel from … Continue reading Activism Readalikes

TV Show: Supernatural Description: Two brothers follow their father’s footsteps as “hunters”, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth. Readalikes for Teens Appeals: Supernatural, Fighting, Action, Adventure, Friendship Readalikes Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds Amazon’s Description: Miles Morales is just your average teenager. Dinner every Sunday with his parents, chilling out playing old-school video games with his best friend, Ganke, crushing on brainy, … Continue reading Supernatural Readalikes

TV Show: Doctor Who Description: An eccentric yet compassionate extraterrestrial Time Lord zips through time and space to solve problems and battle injustice across the universe, traveling via the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions in Space), which is his old and occasionally unreliable spaceship that resembles a blue police phone box (but changes its appearance depending on its surroundings) and is much, much larger inside than outside. … Continue reading Doctor Who Readalikes